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Trial reportBMC geriatrics2020

The effect of digital reminiscence therapy on people with dementia: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

SeolHwa Moon, Kyongok Park

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 47 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05341271 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Digital Reminiscence Therapy on People With Mild and Moderate Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Taipei University of Nursing and Health SciencesRan2022 to 2023Enrolled186ConditionsDementiaArmsExperimental: digital reminiscence group (DRG), Experimental: general reminiscence group (GRG)
NCT05686187 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Establishing and Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Augmented Reality Technology in Gender Empowerment System for Long-term Care Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Taipei University of Nursing and Health SciencesRan2023 to 2025Enrolled120ConditionsGender, Empowerment, Long Term CareArmsAR's platform for gender empowerment
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 103 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

SeolHwa MoonCollege of Nursing, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Sungdong-gu, Seoul, 04763, Korea.
Kyongok ParkDepartment of Nursing, Gangneung-Wonju National University, 150 Namwon-ro, Heungeop-myeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, 26403, Korea. kopark@gwnu.ac.kr.ORCID 0000-0002-5222-1927
Gangneung–Wonju National University · KRHanyang University · KR

Funding

Ministry of Education NRF-2018R1D1A1B07042203
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundReminiscence therapy (RT) can improve various dysfunctions in people with dementia (PWD), but it may not be a cost-effective intervention. Digital RT allows multiple users to participate in a therapy simultaneously. Moreover, digital RT offers convenience, such as for uploading personal materials and presenting individual triggers of personal memories. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the effect of digital RT through a comparison with conventional RT and to develop a strategy for designing larger RCTs.

methodsAn Android application and digital content were developed for digital RT. Overall, 49 PWD enrolled in nine daycare centers in Korea met the inclusion criteria. Eight sessions of digital RT in an intervention group (n = 25) and storytelling in a control group (n = 24) with no digital materials were performed over 4 weeks from February to June 2019. Cognition, depression, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and engagement were measured as the primary outcomes to evaluate the effect of digital RT. All outcomes except for engagement were evaluated at baseline before the intervention (T0), post-intervention (T1), and 4 weeks after the intervention (T2). Engagement was measured at the first and last intervention sessions. Differences in cognition, depression and BPSD between groups and across time points (T0, T1, and T2) were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA. Differences in engagement between the groups and time points (the first and last sessions) were analyzed by independent t-tests. This study adhered to the CONSORT guidelines.

resultsDepression (F = 7.62, p = .001, partial η

conclusionsDigital RT proved an innovative approach to manage PWD and will thus help PWD achieve a better mood and have more opportunities to engage in social interactions.

trial registrationKCT0003446 in the Clinical Research Information Service. Registered 24 January 2019, https://cris.nih.go.kr/cris/search/search_result_st01.jsp?seq=14391.

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DementiaCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansMemoryPilot ProjectsRepublic of KoreaDementiaDepressionMemoryMobile applicationsRandomized controlled trial

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PMID32375661
PMCPMC7204054
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